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Blood, honour and horror. Representations of siege warfare in siege journals of British defenders of Bergen-op-zoom in 1747.
Wohlmuth, Petr ; Storchová, Lucie (advisor) ; Schreiberová, Zuzana (referee)
This Master's degree thesis, named Blood, honour and horror. Representations of siege warfare in journals of British defenders of Bergen-op-zoom in 1747, adheres at specific genre of historical anthropology of war and military. It poses questions regarding ana-lysis of contemporary culture of war and its individual variables, their interdependence and changing configuration during the siege of Bergen-op-zoom in 1747, during culmination point of War of Austrian Succession. Meaning of this text consists of an effort to discover alternative way of treating historical sources and to depart traditional conservative methods of analyzing the war conflict using national or confessional military stereotypes, essential features of key actors or theoretical normative of military science. The text comes to conclusion that most irregular and dramatic character of the siege of Bergen-op-zoom was primarily caused by profound misunderstanding between defenders and attackers regarding culture of war, especially acceptable definition of military honour and of legitimate combat techniques. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Spatial analysis of early Roman fortifications in northern Negev
Pažout, Adam ; Stančo, Ladislav (advisor) ; Eisenberg, Michael (referee)
13 Abstract The present thesis aims to answer questions regarding function of many Early Roman fortifications investigated in past decades in the region of Northern Negev, i.e. in the valley of Nahal Beersheva between modern towns of Arad and Beersheva. In past, various interpretations were provided, often conflicting with each other and therefore author sought to look at this topic from different point of view, using GIS based tools to explore spatial relationships between the fortifications and settlements in terms of intervisibility (for military signaling and control) and relation to road-system. Moreover, Early Roman Judaea was unstable region with high prevalence of banditry and thus assumption is that military responded to these threats. The results of viewshed analysis (intervisiblity) and least-cost path (reconstruction of road system) can roughly divide the region in question to the zones. In the first zone, most of the fortifications are intervisible and also exercise control of settlements and roads; while in the second zone forts cannot communicate using signals but are located on important roads providing water, lodging and security to travelers. It leads to conclusion that these forts served as stations of detached military units concerned with policing and administration (in both zones) and...
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From Palisades to modern czechoslovak artillery turret. The development of components fortification by Skoda factory in 19. and 20. century
Chmelenský, Jiří ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Jakubec, Ivan (referee)
The diploma work concentrates on the complete development and construction of artillery produced by Skoda factory in Plzen from the beginning of weapon production, development of artillery turrets, artillery fortress guns, naval guns to field guns. The work appropriately combines three main parts: economical development of Skoda factory, the development of fortress and field artillery material and bibliography of a lot of important persons from Skoda factory. The work was divided into two important parts: from the beginning of artillery production at Skoda factory to the end of twenties of the twentieth century and the second part started at the beginning of thirties to the end of the second World War, when there were developed a lot of modern artillery constructions for the Czechoslovak army and German Wehrmacht. This work was is based on the work with primary archive research at Factory Skoda archive at Plzen, Central military archive in Praha and on the work with secondary literature. Since its beginning Skoda factory became the largest producer of artillery material in Austrian monarchy, during the first war they developed a lot of new and progressive constructions at fortress material and at field artillery material including heavy siege artillery. During the first republic period they...
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Roman Occupations of Scotland
Dyčka, Michal ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Bouzek, Jan (referee)
This work is dealing with individual phases of Roman occupations of Scotland, namely with the Flavian, Antonine and Severan ones. The assessment of these occupations is based on both historical and especially archeological sources and particular attention is paid to those sites, where the presence of Roman occupation forces can be proved in above mentioned periods. The content of the dissertation is put into historical, political and military context of Roman presence on territory of nowadays Scotland. The goal of this study is linking up of already available information and researches into coherent view of patterns of Roman occupation and administration in Flavian, Antonine and Severan periods of government. Keywords Roman Scotland Limes Romanus Military occupation Obsah Abstrakt.......................................................................................................................................4 Klíčová slova ..............................................................................................................................4 Abstract.......................................................................................................................................5...
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Roman forts and fortresses in the Nile valley
Šurinová, Miroslava ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Titz, Pavel (referee)
This paper deals with roman fortifications in the Nile valley from the mouth of Delta to site of Qasr Ibrim located between first and second cataract. Period described in this paper can be limit by two dates. Beginning lay in the year 30BC, when Egypt became a roman province. The end of this period is year AD 641, when the city of Alexandria capitulated to Arab conquerors. The paper focuses on the architecture of forts and archaeological excavations.
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Light pillboxes from summer 1938 in district of České Budějovice
KOZEL, Petr
This work will describe defensive works made in summer 1938 by Czechoslovak army in the area of South Bohemia. Mainly there will be described fabrication of light pillboxes Mk. 1937, which was built in 1938. Also, three building sectors at first main defence line will be described (1. HOP). This work shall summarize the whole problematic of light pillboxes mark 1937 (on CD supplement) and give it to european fortification context. For the last time another description will talk about different sights of various resources (e. g. chronicles, newspapers, czech/ german army) on our fortification system.
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Ordinary soldiers - first infantry regiment "Master Jan Hus" in 1938.
KOZEL, Petr
The thesis entitled "Ordinary soldiers and The First Infantry Regiment "Master Jan Hus" in 1938" will deal primarily with the task of Infantry Regiment 1 "MJH" and its three infantry battalions (I/1, II/1, III/1) in the planned defense of the region of České Budějovice in 1938. The situation will be described mainly with regards to the occupation and the planned defense of the South Bohemian 1. Main Defence Position (fortification parts 197, 181, 182 and part of 183). The main contribution lies in the description of the everyday life of soldiers of the regiment and in a historical anthropological excursion, which tries to seek the concept of symbolic communication and rituals. The thesis will also seek to shed light on the events that occured after the signing of Munich agreement, in Southern Bohemia, several major incidents - not just with the terrorist units of ?Sudetendeutsches Freikorps?, but also with regular units of Wehrmacht. Some findings are published for the first time including the poll results "Army of 1938", submitted by representatives of the Infantry Regiment 1 "MJH" and the 5th Infantry Division.
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